Two Bankers In Lagos Court For Stealing Customer’s N14.4m

The Police have accused 2 ex-employees of Ecobank Plc, Aghanenu Ikechukwu and Stephen Nduka, of forging and stealing N14.4 million from a customer's account.

The bad bankers, Ikechukwu, 41, and Nduka, 36, were arraigned before Mr P. A. Adekomaya of the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday.

They are standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, forgery, stealing and conversion.

Prosecuting Inspector Ingobo Emby said the defendants and others at large committed the offence between last September and November at Ecobank Plc.

He said the defendants forged the instruction of the customer, Oluremi Egunjobi Christina.

Inspector Emby said Ikechukwu and his accomplices, at large, last September 24, “fraudulently converted the sum of N10million from Ecobank account number 274112825, belonging to a customer, Rabiu Oladimeji Lawal, to another Ecobank account number 5322000255, belonging to one Okeneme Samuel”.

It was alleged that the first defendant and others at large last September 28 “fraudulently forged and liquidated the customer’s investment into account number 5323007058 to the tune of N4.14million property of the bank.”

As usual, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Adekomaya granted them N3m bail with two sureties each in the like sum and adjourned the case till July 11.

They will remain in prison until they are able to meet their bail conditions.